Indian-origin US lady doctor charged with FGM to get lifer
Jumana Nagarwala, 44, an American doctor, is in police custody and is presently undergoing an investigation. She worked in the emergency room and according to media reports is possibly the first person in the US to be charged in a case of FGM.
The police nabbed her acting on a tip-off.
Though the doctor has denied all charges levied on her, reports suggested that she practiced FGM on minors for over 12 years.
"Female genital mutilation constitutes a particularly brutal form of violence against women and girls. It is also a serious federal felony in the United States," acting US attorney Daniel Lemisch was quoted in the media like BBC as saying.
Acting Assistant Attorney General Blanco said in a statement that according to the complaint, despite her oath to care for her patients, "Dr. Nagarwala is alleged to have performed horrifying acts of brutality on the most vulnerable victims.”
FGM is viewed as an illegal act in the USA and was banned in 1996.
"The practice has no place in modern society and those who perform FGM on minors will be held accountable under federal law," the judge further added.
Globally, around 200 million women have suffered the trauma of FGM, with most victims from Muslim nations.
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